Lola to Enter Biodiesel Car at Le Mans
London-based D1 Oils producer of environmentally-friendly fuel is going to attempt to enter a D1 Lola B2K running on biodiesel in next years Le Mans race.
The D1 Lola B2K car runs on a blend of vegetable oil and diesel. The car is powered by a modified Volkswagen Toureg engine and produces nearly the same output as the gas powered engine with top speed being only 15 mph less on the biodiesel mixture. D1 is hoping that the fuel savings of the diesel will help to compensate for the reduced horsepower and top speed of the Lola.
The car will still need to under go safety testing and qualify for the race but if it does it won’t be the only diesel powered car in the field. The new Audi R10 which was unveiled earlier this month is also powered by a diesel motor.
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Comments
It can be a good idea to promote renewable energies such as biofuels. This Lola wouldn't the first racing car to run at Le Mans with biofuel. Remember the Reynard
Nasamax in 2003 and 2004(the car has finished 17th this year). Good luck to this Lola!!!!
Posted by: Fabien Ledon | April 13, 2006 04:48 AM